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Prime Minister's Office
PM invites ideas for Mann Ki Baat
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has invited people to share the ideas and suggestions for upcoming episode of Mann ki Baat to be telecasted on 31st July 2022 at 11 AM. The ideas can be shared on MyGov, Namo App, or dial the number 1800-11-7800 to record the message.
Sharing MyGov invitation, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"Do you have inputs for this month’s #MannKiBaat, which will take place on the 31st? I look forward to hearing them…share them either on MyGov or the NaMo App. Record your message by dialling 1800-11-7800.
https://www.mygov.in/group-issue/inviting-ideas-mann-ki-baat-prime-minister-narendra-modi-31st-july-2022/?/target=inapp&type=group_issue&nid=332891
Ministry of Electronics & IT
200 crore Aadhaar authentication transactions carried out in January 2023
Aadhaar holders have carried out over 9029.28 crore authentication transactions so far including 199.62 crore in January 2023 alone, indicative of the growth of digital economy in the country.
While a majority of the authentications transaction numbers were carried out by using biometric fingerprint, it is followed by demographic and OTP authentications. In the month of January, 135.53 crore biometric fingerprint-based authentications were carried out, an indication of its usage and utility in the daily lives of residents.
The Unique Identification Authority of India  has already rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar based fingerprint authentication. The artificial intelligence and machine learning  based security mechanism developed in-house is now using a combination of both finger minutiae and finger image to check the liveness of the finger print captured.
By the end of January, Aadhaar saturation among all age groups has climbed up to 94.65% and the saturation level among the adult population is now near universal. During the month of January, more than 1.37 crore Aadhaars were successfully updated following requests from the residents.
Aadhaar e-KYC service continues to play an important role for banking and non-banking financial services by providing transparent and improved customer experience, and helping in ease of doing business. More than 29.52 crore eKYC transactions were carried out during January 2023.
170 entities including 105 banks are live on e-KYC. Adoption of e-KYC has also significantly reduced customer acquisition cost of entities like financial institutions, telecom service providers and others. By the end of January 2023, the cumulative number of Aadhaar e-KYC transactions so far has gone up-to 1412.25 crore.
Whether it is e-KYC for identity verification, Aadhaar enabled DBT for direct fund transfer, AePS for last mile banking, or authentications, Aadhaar, the digital infrastructure of good governance, has been playing a key role in supporting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India, and enabling ease of living for residents.
The Aadhaar Enabled Payment System  is enabling financial inclusion for those at the bottom of the income pyramid. By the end of January 2023, cumulatively, 1,629.98 crore of last mile banking transactions have been made possible through AePS and the network of micro-ATMs.
More than 1100 government schemes, programs and initiatives in the country run by both centre and states have been notified to use Aadhaar. The digital ID is helping various ministries and departments in the centre and at states in improving efficiency, transparency and delivery of welfare services to the targeted beneficiaries.
During the past decade, Aadhaar number has emerged as a proof of identity of residents in India and it is being used for availing several government schemes and services. Residents who had got their Aadhaar issued 10 years ago, and have never updated after that in these years, such Aadhaar number holders are encouraged to get their documents updated.
Ministry of Finance
FM chairs the 20th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC; Financial Regulators gave their proposals for the Union Budget 2019-20
The 20th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council  was held here today under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
The FSDC Meeting was also attended by Shri Anurag Thakur, MoS , Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India ; Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs; Shri Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Department of Financial Services; Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary; Dr. Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Shri Ajay Tyagi, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India; Shri Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India; Dr. M. S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ; Shri Ravi Mital, Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services & in charge, Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority; and other senior officers of the Government of India and the Financial Sector Regulators.
The Meeting reviewed the current global and domestic economic situation and financial stability issues including, inter-alia, those concerning Banking and NBFCs.
The Council was also apprised of the progress made towards setting-up of the Financial Data Management Centre  to facilitate integrated data aggregation and analysis as also a Computer Emergency Response Team  towards strengthening the cyber security framework for the financial sector.
The Council also held consultations to obtain inputs/ suggestions of the financial sector regulators for the Budget. All the regulators presented their proposals for the Union Budget 2019-20.
The Council also took note of the activities undertaken by the FSDC Sub-Committee Chaired by Governor, RBI and the action taken by Members on the decisions taken in earlier Meetings of the Council.
Ministry of Defence
Kazakhstan Defence Minister visits India for bilateral talks
Minister of Defence of Republic of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev is on an official visit to India from April 7-10, 2021. The Kazakh Defence Minister is scheduled to arrive in Jodhpur today and is expected to travel to Jaisalmer, New Delhi and Agra for meetings and visit to defence establishments.
Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev will hold a bilateral meeting with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on April 09, 2021. This will be the first meeting after Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev was re-appointed as Defence Minister of Kazakhstan.
The two Ministers had last met in Moscow on September 05, 2020 on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation  Defence Ministers’ meeting. The Kazakh Defence Minister is in India on the invitation of Raksha Mantri.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 172.32 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 11.18 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,72,32,34,000
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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11,18,38,427
More than 172.32 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 11.18 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Textiles
A total of 508 handloom clusters provided need based financial assistance by the Ministry of Textiles across the country since 2015-16 to 2021-22
8 mega handloom clusters given financial assistance for different projects in the country
Ministry of Textiles has been providing need based financial assistance across the country since, 2015-16 to 2021-22 to 508 handloom clusters, based on the proposals received from State/UT Governments. State/UT-wise number of handloom clusters provided financial assistance in the country is Annexed.
8 mega handloom clusters have been provided financial assistance for different projects in the country, namely Varanasi , Sivasagar , Virudhunagar , Murshidabad , Prakasam& Guntur districts , Godda & neighbouring districts  Bhagalpur  and Trichy . Besides, one mega handloom cluster at Imphal  in Manipur State has been approved in current year 2021-22.
Annexure
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State-wise number of handloom clusters provided financial assistance during 2015-16 to 2021-22 
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S. No.
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States
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No. of handloom clusters provided financial assistance
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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66
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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11
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3
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Assam
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59
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4
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Bihar
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17
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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12
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6
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Gujarat
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5
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
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10
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8
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Jammu & Kashmir
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15
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9
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Jharkhand
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30
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10
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Karnataka
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9
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11
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Kerala
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11
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12
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Ladakh
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1
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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9
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14
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Maharashtra
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6
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15
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Manipur
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20
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16
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Meghalaya
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3
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17
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Mizoram
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15
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18
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Nagaland
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13
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19
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Odisha
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30
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20
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Rajasthan
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2
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21
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Sikkim
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1
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22
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Tamil Nadu
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58
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23
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Telangana
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15
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24
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Tripura
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9
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25
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Uttar Pradesh
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52
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26
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Uttarakhand
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3
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27
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West Bengal
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26
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Total
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508
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Prof. Ganesan Kannablran takes charee as DIRECTOR NAAC
Distinguished educationist, Prof. Ganesan Kannabiran is appointed as the new Director o. Prof. Kannabiran assumed charge on 28July 2023 .
Prof. Kannabiran is an alumnus and a senior Professor of Information Systems at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli with over 30 years of experience in teaching, research and administraGon. He has served as Dean of Research & Consultancy and Director in-charge of NIT Trichy.
He has successfully led the Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City Andhra Pradesh , from 2018 to 2023 as its founding Director. He has made significant contributions including implementaGon of NEP 2020 by incorporating skill development, holistic educaGon, inclusive education, credit transfer, etc in to the education system. He has also introduced many best practices in the areas of student placements, attracting & retaining highly qualified faculty members, promoting innovation & entrepreneurship, societal engagements by adopting neighbouring villages under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and industry engagement at multiple levels. He has also served as Director in- charge of NIT Puducherry.
Dr. Kannabiran is a recipient of Commonwealth Professional Fellowship , Fulbright Fellowships , and British Council Study Fellowship . He has carried out several bi-national engagements with many countries including USA, UK & Sri Lanka. He has also participated in several international engagements in the field of higher education including leadership development, quality assurance, productivity and others.
Dr. Kannabiran has special focus on entrepreneurship and skill development. He founded 2 Section 8 Companies  to support hundreds of entrepreneurs,
including a large number of women entrepreneurs by providing incubation facilities, support ventures through seed funding and mentoring. He has carried out several projects with funding from international and national agencies including MeitY, AICTE, DST, UKIERI, The Asia
Foundation, UNESCO for a value of about 8.00 Crores in the areas of Industry-Institute Interaction, Computer-based Learning, Industry 4.0, Entrepreneurship Development, IT Graduate Employability, SME development, Data Privacy, Gender Equality and ICT Education, etc.
His areas of interest include Software Engineering, Software project management, Business Analysis & IT Consulting, ICT for Development, Business Analytics, IS offshoring, Knowledge management,etc. Dr. Kannabiran established the Center for SME Research Development and led the institutional-level ’Strategic Planning Group’ assisting a major goal- oriented transformation at NIT-Tiruchirappalli. He serves as the member of the Academic Advisory Committee of Project Management Institute India. He is also a member of the Computer Society of India and Indian Society for Training and Development.
Dr. Kannabiran holds PhD in Information Systems along with Masters Degrees in Computer Science & Engineering, Business Administration and Mathematics.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of Shri Dingko Singh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of boxer Shri Dingko Singh.
In a tweet Shri Modi said:
“Shri Dingko Singh was a sporting superstar, an outstanding boxer who earned several laurels and also contributed to furthering the popularity of boxing. Saddened by his passing away. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Removal of obstructions paves the way for ramped up COVID-19 testing
Now, Private Practitioner can also prescribe a COVID-19 test
Total tests to soon touch 1 crore
The total number of people being tested for COVID-19 tests in the country will soon touch one crore.
This has been possible due to removal of all bottlenecks by Government of India. Various steps taken by the Central Government have paved the way for enhanced testing for COVID-19.
As on date, 90,56,173 tests have been conducted through a diagnostic testing network which is fast expanding. There are now 1065 testing labs in the country comprising 768 in the public sector and 297 private labs. The per day testing capacity is also fast growing. Yesterday, as many as 2,29,588 people got tested for COVID-19.
Through a significant step announced by the Central Government, COVID-19 testing can now be done on the prescription of any registered practitioner, and not exclusively a Government doctor. The Centre has strongly advised States/UTs to take immediate steps to facilitate testing at the earliest by enabling all qualified medical practitioners, including private practitioners, to prescribe COVID test to any individual fulfilling the criteria for testing as per ICMR guidelines.
Reiterating that ‘Test-Track-Treat’ is the key strategy for early detection and containment of the outbreak, the Centre has advised States/ UTs to take all possible steps to ensure full capacity utilization of all COVID-19 testing laboratories in the State/ UT. This shall ensure full capacity utilization of all labs, especially the private ones, thus hugely benefitting the people.
Through a far-reaching move, ICMR has strongly recommended that laboratories should be free to test any individual in accordance to the ICMR Guidelines and State authorities must not restrict an individual from getting tested, as early testing will help in containing the virus and saving lives.
Government of India has urged States to ramp up testing in a big way by using Rapid Antigen Point-of-Care tests in addition to RT-PCR, which is the gold standard for diagnosis of COVlD-19. The Rapid Antigen test is quick, simple, safe and can be used in containment zones as well as hospitals, as per criteria specified by ICMR for testing. ICMR is validating ore such kits are to increase the available options to the citizens.
Centre has also asked States/UTs are to facilitate testing in a big way by adoption of 'campaign mode' by organizing testing camps, using mobile vans etc. This shall effectively take COVID-19 tests to the people’s doorsteps in high incidence areas to collect samples of all symptomatic individuals as well as their contacts, and get those samples tested by using rapid antigen tests.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Govt. of India has so far provided more than 17.56 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost
More than 72 lakh doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered
Over 46 Lakh doses in addition will be received by the States/UTs in the next 3 days
Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic .
Implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1stMay 2021. Registration for the new eligible population groups has commenced since 28th April. Potential beneficiaries can either register directly on the CoWIN portal  or through the AarogyaSetu app.
The Government of India has so far provided more than 17.56 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs Free of Cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 16,83,78,796 doses .
More than 72 lakh COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption  than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to Armed Forces.
Furthermore, more than 46 lakh  vaccine doses will be received in addition by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
MV/M
HFW/COVID Vaccine doses to States/9thMay 2021/1
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH issues notification for Promotion of Digital and IT based payment of fees through FASTag; all 4 wheel vehicles required to have FASTags from 1st January 2021
Union Ministry of Road Trasport & Highways has issued a notification making FASTag mandatory to be available by 1st of January 2021 in old vehicles also i.e. M and N category of motor vehicles  sold before 1st December, 2017 through amendments in CMVR, 1989.
 dated 6th November, 2020 in this regard.
As per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, since 1st December 2017, the FASTag had been made mandatory for all registration of new four wheeled Vehicles and is being supplied by the Vehicle Manuracturer or their dealers. It had further been mandated that the renewal of fitness certificate will be done only after the fitment of FASTag for the Transport Vehicles. Further that for National Permit Vehicles the fitment of FASTag has been mandated since 1st oct 2019.
It has been further mandated that a valid FASTag is mandatory while getting a new 3rd Party Insurance through an amendment in FORM 51 , wherein the details of FASTag ID shall be captured. This shall be applicable w.e.f. 1 April 2021.
It may be stated that this notification would be a major step for ensuring that the payment of fees be 100% at Toll Plazas through the Electronic Means only and that the vehicles pass seamlessly through the Fee Plazas. There would be no waiting time at the Plazas and would save fuel.
The steps for ensuring the availablity of FASTag at multiple channels are being made through physical locations and also through online mechanism so that the citizens are able to have them affixed at their vehicles within the next two months at their convenience.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 172.95 Cr
More than 11.66 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 97.68%
34,113 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 4,78,882
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 3.99%
With the administration of more than 11.66 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 172.95 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 1,93,87,689 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,99,496
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2nd Dose
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99,32,762
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Precaution Dose
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38,86,601
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,05,359
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2nd Dose
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1,73,79,327
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Precaution Dose
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54,08,921
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,21,32,053
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2nd Dose
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1,50,14,801
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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54,82,43,614
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2nd Dose
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42,68,53,644
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,16,66,665
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2nd Dose
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17,64,04,564
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,59,18,631
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2nd Dose
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10,99,07,449
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Precaution Dose
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80,33,603
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Precaution Dose
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1,73,29,125
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Total
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1,72,95,87,490
91,930 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,16,77,641.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.68%.
34,113 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 4,78,882. Active cases constitute 1.12% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 10,67,908 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 75.18 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.99% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 3.19%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
218.77 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
1,70,034 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 36,126
Active cases stand at 0.08%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.73%
4,301 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,40,32,671
3,011 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
89.57 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,34,849 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
IDEX INITIATIVE
Innovations for Defence Excellence  framework was launched by the Government with the aim to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace Sector by engaging Industries including MSMEs, startups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and academia and promote self reliance. The Government has approved a central sector scheme for iDEX with budgetary support of Rs. 498.78 crore for the next 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial support to nearly 300 Startups/ MSMEs/individual innovators and about 20 Partner incubators through Defence Innovation Organisation . For the current financial year 2021-2022, Rs. 45 crore have been released by the Government to iDEX-DIO.
The Government encourages the start-ups to contribute to the defence sector and develop aerospace setup in the country by providing substantial grants, easier and faster access to test facilities/infrastructure available with various Government agencies, co-creation and co-innovation using smooth operating procedures and minimal documentation, and facilitating procurement, thus making the entire regime conducive for them.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Anurag Sharma in Lok Sabha on April 01, 2022.
ABB/Nampi/RP
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